Tool for mounting an eye set in a flexible doll&#39;s head



May 2, 19 L. J. GRUBMAN ET AL TOOL FOR MOUNTING AN EYE SET IN A FLEXIBLE DOLLS HEAD Filed April 16, 1932 4 2 m 4 M. w Rmm, s a M w In M m m m v m M m /r.,W\ 1 l H .A wnw .w J 0% WW a w W m V a z! 4 4 6 in w a 2 a in k M 1 1 x o kw 4 1 0 -l& 0 w J P. Z2 1% M 1 e a \s a w? M mounting of a movable eye set in a flexible dolls ,head;

Patented May -Z, 1933.

entree stares BATEYN Q 5" LEO JQGRIiB AN, or BELLE anson, AND JOHN H. ILHELIv oF HAMILroNiiEAcn,

nmv roan, nssrenons TO MAneo nn'rron or nnw YORK c CORPORATION,OF YORK, N. Y., CORPO- TOOL For. MOUNTINGAN EYE-SET IN A FLExnaLnnoLLs HEAD Application filed April 16,

This invention relates to, apparatus for providing dolls with movable eyes, and more particularly to a tool for facilitating the lllhe useof rubber or other yieldable ma teriai for the parts of adoll is desirable because the yieldable nature ofthe material better simulates human fieshthan does rigidi molded materialsuch as baked wood flour. Then a dolls head is made of partiallyvulcanized rubber, for example, it is not feasible to mount a'movable eyeset in the head in the manner conventionally used fora rigid head; if the eye set is supported on abridge provided with extensible tang or prong plates, for example difliculty wiil arise because the prongs will tend to penetrate the flexible materialof the'head,thelatter inturri, be-

V a secure and sure hold on the eye set, the

causeof its resiliencywill tend to expel'the prongs, and of rough usage and bending and distortion of the head, the bridge is almost certain to be torn free fromits mounting. VAccordingly, it has been suggestedin acopending application-ofLeo J. Gruhmam-one ofthe inventorsherein, Serial No. 605,671, filed concurrently herewith, to use a mounting formed by special holding means for-the eye set, which ho ding means aremolded directly in the side walls of the rubherhead, preferably; when initia lymoldingthe same, To provide mounting means thus provided must berather 1m turn makes 1t difiicult to vleep, this piace the eye set-1n the holding means.

The primary and general object of the pref-tent invention is to provide a tool -speeiaily designed-and adapted to. facilitate the insertion of an eye set in suchfa flexible or rubber dolls head having holding means theeyo set formed in the side walls of'the further oh iect'of, the prcsentinvcnt'ion, the

tcolis so designed asto provide support more importantly, in the course for I will be evident thatsuch a; tool must plicatlon referred to.

1932. 'seriarm. 605,672.

" tothe other as to permit the eye set to be moved into engagement with the eye openings in the dolls head whi e the head is in, stretched condition, The plier mechanisln may then be released, thus permitting the eye set to enter the holding means formed head v H c a 5 further ohjectof the present invention is to so arrange the tool as so far described that the plier mechanism will lloeI movable relative to the :eye set support rather than vice versa, so-that the operator may bringthe eye setjinto position while holding and manipulating the dolls head itself, the latter being pushed downwardly over the eye set and the plier mechanism keeping the head in stretched condition during this movement. Another and corrollary object of the invention resides in the provision of operating means for expanding or releasing the plier mechanism, which means will be efiective,

uponthe cplier mechanism regardless. ofits position or movement relative to, the eye setsupporting means.

Aspexpla-ined in greater detail in thecopending application of Leo J. Grubman heretofore referred to, the'use of movable eyes in a flexible head raises manyproblems such for example as the undue friction and binding effect of the eye openings on the eye shells; The said application discloses anew and improved form of eye setwhich carries With. it; artificial shell-like eye socket members which surround the movable eyeshells andwhich provide a permanent predeter mined clearance therebetween, A further object-of the present inventionisto provide amounting tool as aforedescribed which will be satisfactory foroperating upon the improved eye set descrihed in thecopending ap- ,To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such otherobjects as will, hereinafter appear,our;invention consists in the tool or apparatus elements and their relation one to the other,as hereinafter are more particustretched condition.

larly described in the specification and sought to be defined in the claims. The specification is accompanied by the drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a mounting tool embodying features of the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same,

Figs. 3, 4, and 6 are vertical sections taken through a dolls head and illustrating successive stages in the operation of mounting the eye set in the head, and

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a detail.

Referring to the drawing, and particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 thereof, the apparatus of the present invention comprises means generally designated S to receive and support an eye set which is to be mounted in a flexible dolls head, and plier mechanism generally designated P for expanding or stretching the side walls of the head during the mounting operation. It is highlydesirable that the support S and plier mechanism P be movable one relative to another, and the reason for this may perhaps best be explained by outlining the successive steps in the mounting operation, which will be done with reference to Figs. 3 through 6 of the drawing.

Referring to the said figures, the head is indicated at H and is provided with eye openings 2 for receiving the eye siells 4 of an eye set consisting essentially of the eye shells 4 and a cross rod 6. The usual gravity weight for controlling the movement of the eye shells has been omitted for the sake of simplicity. The cross rod 6 is extended beyond the eye shells 4 at each end and the head H is provided with holes 8 for receiving the ends of the cross rod. .The head H is preferably thickened, as is indicated at 10, in order to provide ample depth of the holes 8 so as to provide a secure mounting for the eye set.

The eye set mounting tool of the present invention is schematically indicated by the support means S and the ends or fingers of,

the plier mechanism P. The eye set is placed upon the support means S while the plier mechanism P is adjusted to bear against the side walls of the head at the mounting means 8. The plier mechanism P is at this time elevated above the support means S and consequently above the eye set.

The plier mechanism P is next expanded,

i thus stretching the head 8 to the condition shown in Fig. 4. The plier mechanism P is still positioned above the eye set, but it will be noted that the expansion of the plier mechanism is sutlicient to permit the same to clear the ends of the cross rod 6.

The head H and plier mechanism P are then preferably mover downwardly in order to bring the eye shells 4 into the eye openings 2, the head H meanwhile being kept in The position of the parts at this time is clearly evident from an inspection of Fi 5 of the drawing. The plier mechanism P may then be released, thus permitting the ends of the cross rod 6 to enter into the openings 8 in the head. The apparatus then is in the condition illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawing. The head is not restored fully to its unstretched condition due to the presence of the ends of the plier mechanism P between the eye shells 4 and the side walls of the head. However, upon removing the head from the tool the plier mechanism is withdrawn, thus permitting complete restoration of the head with full penetration of the ends of the cross rod into the receptive openings 8.

Returning now to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, the particular embodiment of the invention here disclosed comprises a rigid or stationary base 12 having flanges 14 secured to an appropriate work bench 16 by bolts 18. The base 12 has secured thereto a forwardly extending arm 20, the end of which is provided with a spaced pair of bifurcated supports 22 for receiving and holding the eye set. Intermediate the bifurcated supports 22 and the base 12, the arm is provided with a pair of pedestals 24 which receive the horizontal trunnions 26 of an oscillatable plate 28 extending rearwardly from the trunnions 26. The plier mechanism comprises a pair of crossed arms 30 pivoted on a pivot 32 on oscillatable plate 28. With this construction, it will be evident tha the arms 30 of the plier mechanism may be oscillated with plate 28 upwardly or downwardly with relation to the stationary support arm 20.

The forward ends of arms 30 are provided with spreader fingers 34 which are recessed or cut away at 36 to provide clearance for the cross rod 6 of the eye set. The other or rearwardly extending ends of the arms 30 are shaped and rounded to form camming surfaces40, best shown in Fig. 2.

Appropriate mechanism is provided to operate the arms 30. In the present case the camming surfaces 40 are arranged for cooperation with a movable wedge 42 formed at the lower end of a manually operatable lever 44 pivoted at 46. The construction of the wedge 42 is clearly shown in perspective in Fig. 7. The fulcrum 46 is carried by a pair of rearwardly and upwardly sloping arms 48 formed on oscillatable plate 28. With this construction, it will be evident that the operating lever 44 moves with its bearing 46 as an integral unit with the plier mechanism P when the latter is oscillated about the trunnions 26. In consequence of this arrangement, there is' no change of adjustmeut or expansion of the plier mechanism when it is moved downwardly in order to bring the eye set into engagement with the eye openings, as was described in connection with Figs. 3 through 6, and as is particu- The eye set is 'hown'some moans any illustrat dfbythetransition shown be tween Fig. 4 and Fig.5.

' hat more in detail in Fig. lthan inFig's. 3 throughfi, the latter being relatively schematic and intended for explanatory purposes only; and by reference to Fig. 1, it willbeobserved that the eye set may be provided with the convene tional weight arm 50 and gravity weight shells 4', and that the eye set may further be provided for causing oscillation of the eye:

with special shell-like socket members 52 surrounding the eye shells 4and providing a predetermined definite clearance between the eye shells 4 and the I socket members 52. When the eye set is moved against the front wall of the head,it is the socket members 52 rather than'the eye shells 4 that arebrought V 1 directly into engagement with the eye openmgs. This engagement may therefore-be made a relatively tight bindingone, sothat the entire mounting of the eye setin the, "head may be made immovable and secure without at the same time in anyway inte-rferingwlththe; desired clearanceand freedom of oscillation of the eye shells4f Thesocket members 52 may be provided with outwardly extending tabs 54 which bear against'theinside -wall of the head and guard against any possible movement or displacement of 1-the socket members. 5

v The form of tool here described is relatively simple and economical to manufacturepthe arm 20 consisting of a single piece of metal having the bifurcated eye set supports 22 bent upwardly therefrom, while the bearingpeds estals 24 are similarly formed with arm 20 and turned upwardly therefrom. Thearms 3O likewiseconsist of single piecesof metal havingthe spreader fingers 34 formed inte grally therewith and bent upwardlytherefrom. The oscillatable plate 28 has the trunnions 26 formed directly thereon, while the bearing arms 48are made integrally with the and are bent upwardlyoscillatable plate therefrom.

In operation, the eye set is placed in thebifurcatedsupports 22, and thelever 44 is moved to the position shown in Fig. 1. The flexible head H isthenslippedover the for wardly projecting ends ofthe tool" to a position readily determined by practice, which position is'easily checked by looking through the eye openings and locating the same above the'eye shells resting-"on the tool.

The head is then moveddownwardly' slightly iii necessary to accurately locate the spreader fingers 34 on the thickened portions ofthe iide walls of the head immediately adjacent the mounting means for the eye set. Operate ing lever 44 is then swung to the broken line position 44" shownin Fig. '1, thus stietchingr the head, whereupon the headmaybe pushed downwardly directly upon the eye'set- This movement may, if desired,'be aided by pulling the lever 44 upwardly. As the eyes enter the eye openings; the lever may again be swung back to the position 44 shown in'Fig. 1,' except'that at thistime the lever is in an elevated position the entire plier mechanism P I having been oscillated counter-clockwise I about the trunnions 26. The head His then lifted from the toohthe eye set'being carried alongwith the head. At the same time the pli'er mechanism P is oscillated in a clock vide a secure mounting. Relative movement of the expanding plier mechanism and eye set support is provided for inaccurately controlled relation, and the eye set itself may be used as a guide foriaccurately locating the holdlng means of thehead. The operating meansfor the plier mechanismis capable of the'relative positions of the eye set support and plier mechanism; and in fact in the preferred form hereshown, such movement in no way changes the adjustment of the plier mechanism. i

' It will be apparent that while we have shown and described ourinvention in a preferred form, many changes and modifications maybe made in-t-he structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention defined in the following claims.

We claim: 7

1.v A tool formonnting an eye setpin a flexible dolls head having holding means for the eye set formed in the side walls thereof, said tool comprising m'eansto support'the eye set within the dolls head. and additional means'tosostretch the dolls head near the, eye openings as to permit the'eye set to enter theholdingmeans. x

2. A tool for mounting flexible. or rubber dolls-head'having holding operating the pliermechanism regardless of an eye set in am means for the eye set molded directly in the,

sidewalls thereof, said tool comprising means to-support the eye set within the dolls 7 head; and additionalexpanding plier mechac nism arranged to press against the side walls of thedolls head near the eye openings n order to spread aparttheside walls of the h'eadsoas to permit the eye set to enter the Y holdingmea'ns of the head.

3. A tool for facilitating insertion of a iso movable eye set in an elastiddolls head, said tool comprising means for supporting the eye set within the dolls head, additional means to stretch the head, and means permitting relative movement of the aforesaid supporting means and stretching means so as to permit the eye set to be moved into engagement with the eye openings while the head is in stretched condition.

l. A tool for facilitating insertion of a movable eye set in an elastic or rubber dolls head having mounting means for the eye set molded directly in the side walls thereof near the eye openings, said tool comprising means for supporting the eye set within the .dolls head, additional expanding plier mechanism arranged to bear against the side walls of the head in order to spread the same apart, and means permitting relative movement of the aforesaid supporting means and plier mechanism so as to permit the eye set to be moved into engagement with the eye openings while the head is in stretched condition, so that upon release of the plier mechanism the eye set is permitted to enter the holding means formed in the head.

5. A tool for mounting a movable eye set in a flexible dolls head, said tool comprising a base, an arm extending therefrom and carrying means for supporting the eye set, expanding plier mechanism comprising pivoted arms the ends of which are arranged to bear against and spread apart the walls of the dolls head, and means permitting movement of the plier mechanism relative to the afore said supporting means for the eye set.

6. A tool for mounting a movable eye set in a flexible dolls head, said tool comprising a rigid base, an arm extending therefrom and carrying at its end means for supporting the eye set, expanding plier mechanism compri ing *ivoted arms the ends of which are arranged to bear against and spread apart the walls of the dolls head, means permitting oscillation of the plier mechanism relative to the aforesaid supporting means for the eye set, and means for expanding or releasing the plier mechanism.

7. A tool for mounting a movable eye set in a flexible or rubber dolls head having mounting means for the eye set molded directly in the side walls thereof near the eye openings, said tool comprising a rigid base, an arm extending therefrom and carrying at its end means for supporting the eye set, expanding plier mechanism comprising 7 pivoted arms the ends of which are arranged to bear against and spread apart the walls of the dolls head, means permitting oscillation of the plier mechanism relative to the aforesaid supporting means for the eye set, and manually operable means for expanding or releasing the plier mechanism regardless of its position relative to the supporting means, whereby the head may be stretched and subsequently moved into engagement with the eye set and finally released to permit the eye set to enter the holding means in the side walls of the head.

8. A tool for mounting a movable eye set in a flexible dolls head, said tool comprising a base, an arm extending forwardly from said base and having at its end means for receiving an eye set, means oscillatably supporting a plate, expanding plier mechanism including a pair of arms pivoted on and oscillatable with the aforesaid oscillatable plate, and means mounted on said oscillatable plate for operating the pivoted arms of the plier mechanism.

9. A tool for mounting a movable eye set in a flexible dolls head, said tool comprising a base, a generally horizontal arm extending forwardly from said base and having at its forward end means for receiving an eye set, pedestals intermediate the support and base receiving the horizontal trunnions of an oscillatable plate extending rearwardly from said pedestals, expanding plier mechanism including a pair of arms centrally pivoted on and oscillatable with the aforesaid oscillatable plate, and means mounted on and movable with said oscillatable plate for operating the pivoted arms of the plier mecha- IllSIIl.

10. A tool for mounting a movable eye set in a flexible dolls head, said tool comprising a base, a generally horizontal arm extending forwardly from said base and having means for receiving an eye set, pedestals intermediate the support and base for receiving and oscillatably supporting a plate, expanding plier mechanism including a pair of arms pivoted on and oscillatable with the aforesaid oscillatable plate, and an operating 1everprovided with means for spreading apart the rearward ends of said arms regardless of the position of oscillation of the oscillatable plate.

11. A tool for mounting a movable eye set in a flexible dolls head, said tool comprising a base, a generally horizontal arm extending forwardly from said base and having at its forward end means for receiving an eye set, stationary pedestals intermediate the support and base receiving the horizontal trunnions of an oscillatable plate extending rearwardly from said pedestals to form a movable bearing, expanding plier mechanism including a pair of arms centrally pivoted on and oscillatable with the aforesaid oscillatable plate, and an operating lever pivoted on the movable bearing of said oscillatable plate, the lower end of said lever being provided with'means for spreading apart the rearward ends of said pivoted arms.

12. A tool for mounting a movable eye set in a flexible dolls head, said tool comprising a rigid base, a generally horizontal arm extending forwardly from said base and having at its forward end spaced bifurcated supports for receiving an eye set, pedestals intermediate the support and base receiving the horizontal trunnions of an oscillatable plate extending rearwardly from said pedestals, expanding plier mechanism including a pair of arms centrally pivoted on andoscillatable with the aforesaid oscillatable plate, the forward ends of said arms being recessed for clearance at the eye set, and an Operatinglever pivoted on said oscillatable plate,;the lower end of said lever being formed into a wedge for hearing against and spreading apart the rearward ends of said pivoted arms. c 16 13. A tool for mounting a movable eye set in a flexible or rubber dolls head having mounting means forthe eye set molded directly in the side walls thereof near the eye openings, said tool comprising a rigid-base, 20 a generally horizontal arm extending forwardly from said base and having at its 'forward end spaced bifurcated supports for receiving an eye set, pedestalsintermediate the support and base receiving the-horizontal trunnions of an oscillatableplate extending rearwardly from said pedestals, expanding plier mechanism including a pair of arms centrally pivotedon and oscillatable with the. aforesaid oscillatable plate, spreader fingers on the forward ends of said arms recessed or cut away for clearance atthe eye set, and a generally upright operating lever pivoted on said oscillatable plate, the lower end of said lever being formed into a wedge'for bearing against and spreading apart the rearward ends of said pivoted arms, whereby the head may be spread apart by the spreader fingers and then moved downwardly with the spreader fingers'into engagement with an eye 40 set lying upon the aforesaid supports, after which the spreader fingers may be released to permit the mounting means on the side walls of the head to receive the ends of the eye set. V I 1 Y 45. Signed at New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York this 14th day of April A. D. 1932. c o i LEOJ. GRUBMAN. J OHN H. WILHELM. I

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